Laureates of the Japan Prize
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Martin A. Green, Ph.D., D.Eng.
- Nationality:
Australia
- Date of Birth:
20 July 1948 (72)
Outline of Achievements
The 2021 Japan Prize
Awards and Honor
| 1982 |
Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science |
| 1990 |
IEEE Wm. R. Cherry Award |
| 1992 |
CSIRO External Medal |
| 1995 |
IEEE J.J. Ebers Award |
| 1999 |
Australia Prize |
| 2000 |
Gold Medal from the Spanish Academy of Engineering |
| 2002 |
Right Livelihood Award |
| 2003 |
Karl Böer Solar Energy Medal of Merit Award |
| 2006 |
Finalist, European Inventor of the Year |
| 2007 |
SolarWorld Einstein Award |
| 2009 |
ENI Award: "Renewable & Non-Conventional Energy" Prize |
| 2014 |
James Cook Medal, Royal Society of NSW |
| 2016 |
Ian Wark Medal, Australian Academy of Science |
| 2018 |
Global Energy Prize |
Education
| 1970 |
B.Eng., University of Queensland |
| 1971 |
M.Eng.Sc., University of Queensland |
| 1974 |
Ph.D., McMaster University, Canada |
| 2010 |
D.Eng, UNSW Sydney |
Professional History
| 1974-1986 |
Lecturer, Snr Lecturer and Assoc. Professor, UNSW Sydney |
| 1977 |
Visiting Scientist, Hitachi Central Research Laboratory |
| 1982-1990 |
Associate Director, Joint Microelectronics Res. Centre |
| 1986-1998 |
Professor, Electrical Engineering, UNSW Sydney |
| 1990-2002 |
Director, ARC Photovoltaics Special Research Centre |
| 1991-1993 |
Head, Department of Electronics, UNSW Sydney |
| 1995-2004 |
Director (Research), Pacific Solar Pty Ltd |
| 1999- |
Scientia Professor, UNSW Sydney |
| 2002-2012 |
Exec. Res. Director, ARC Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence |
| 2004-2010 |
Research Director, CSG Solar |
| 2005-2013 |
Chief Scientist, Suntech Power |
| 2010-2015 |
Honorary President, Guodian New Energy Res Inst. |
| 2018- |
Chief Scientist, Sunport Power |
| 2013- |
Director, Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics |
Key Publications
- MA Green, FD King, J Shewchun (1974), "Minority carrier MIS tunnel diodes and their application to electron- and photo-voltaic energy conversion: Parts I and II ", Solid-State Electronics 17, 551-572.
- MA Green (1982), "Solar cells: Operating principles, technology, and system applications" Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
- MA Green (2015), “The passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC): From conception to mass production”, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 143, 190-197.
